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...other hand, if you think about it, it’s true.”Shortly after my initial exposure, I sought out and attended a local air guitar competition. I learned that contestants’ scores are determined by a figure-skating-style scale. A competitor receives zero to six points in three different categories: technical merit, stage presence, and—most important—“airness.” “The formal definition of airness,” explains Jung, “is the extent to which the performance transcends...
...Watts uses individual attention and creative teaching methods. She knows each of her students by name and often converses with them before or after class about their progress. During the class, Watts has her students briefly watch and critique each other. Kevin Shee ’10, a former competitor in national and international ballet competitions, praises Watts’ teaching style and her dedication to the craft. “All of us respect Heather,” he says. “She’s one of the greatest things about the Harvard dance program...
That's because the economics of green products still don't make sense for many items. Take solar power, where Sanyo is a significant competitor. Although numerous start-ups in the U.S., China and Taiwan have been investing in the technology over the past two years, generating electricity from solar panels is still at least twice as expensive as buying it from the fossil fuel--reliant U.S. utility grid. Experts say the solar-power industry will need support from government subsidies and incentives for years to come...
Nike's great golf experiment has had its share of hiccups. Just three weeks after the company released the Sumo2 in February, a competitor reported to the U.S. Golf Association that the club exceeded specifications on something called characteristic time, a measure of the head's springlike bounce, which translated into an extra 1 to 2 yds. off the tee. Nike quickly recalled the drivers and is offering to exchange them for USGA-approved clubs by April...
...competitor, Steven K. Kaplan, who works for the Clinton school district, went further...